{"id":1309,"date":"2020-02-04T20:39:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T20:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kespocapital.com\/?p=1309"},"modified":"2025-01-15T14:36:17","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T14:36:17","slug":"visitamos-el-centro-de-supercomputacion-en-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kespocapital.com\/en\/blog\/visitamos-el-centro-de-supercomputacion-en-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"We visited the Supercomputing Center in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"

A group of prominent entrepreneurs, along with representatives from Kespo Capital, recently visited the facilities of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputaci\u00f3n (BSC-CNS). This center, located in the historic chapel of the Torre Girona, houses the MareNostrum 4 supercomputer, one of the most powerful in Europe with a peak performance of 13.7 petaflops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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During the visit, attendees were able to firsthand experience the capabilities and infrastructure of BSC-CNS, an institution dedicated to high-performance computing (HPC) and the generation of scientific knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MareNostrum is the generic name used by BSC to refer to the different updates of its most emblematic and most powerful supercomputer in Spain. So far, four versions have been installed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MareNostrum 4 is used in a wide range of disciplines, including astrophysics, biomedicine, and climate change, highlighting its crucial role in global scientific research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u00abInvestment in supercomputing not only drives science forward but also fosters innovation across multiple sectors.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BSC-CNS is not only a leader in scientific research but also a driver of innovation for industry. Its projects include research on new cancer therapies and simulations of fusion energy production, demonstrating its relevance in technological and scientific advancements that benefit both the academic community and private industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The visit concluded with a discussion on potential future collaborations, emphasizing the importance of cooperation between scientific institutions and the business sector to continue driving technological and economic progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Un grupo de destacados empresarios, junto con representantes de Kespo Capital, visit\u00f3 recientemente las instalaciones del Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputaci\u00f3n (BSC-CNS). Este centro, ubicado en la hist\u00f3rica capilla de la Torre Girona, alberga el supercomputador MareNostrum 4, uno de los m\u00e1s potentes de Europa con un rendimiento pico de 13,7 petaflops. Durante la […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articulos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kespocapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kespocapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kespocapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kespocapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kespocapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1309"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kespocapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1580,"href":"https:\/\/kespocapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1309\/revisions\/1580"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kespocapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kespocapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kespocapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kespocapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}